| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
|
| Owner |
|
| Operator |
|
| Port of registry |
|
| Builder | Lübecker Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft |
| Launched | 1944 |
| Completed | 1945 |
| Identification |
|
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 281 ft 8 in (85.85 m) |
| Beam | 44 ft 4 in (13.51 m) |
| Depth | 15 ft 9 in (4.80 m) |
| Installed power | Steam engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
Katong was a 1,923 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1944 by Lübecker Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft, Lübeck, Germany as Peter Rickmers for Rickmers Line. She was seized as a war prize at Stettin in May 1945 and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) as an Empire ship and renamed Empire Colne. In 1947 she was sold to Singapore and renamed Katong. She was sold in 1971 and renamed Greengate. In 1972 she was sold and renamed Ever Glory. She was scrapped in 1974.